Picture-hanger.



.PATEN'I'ED MAR. 6, 1906.

WFW. PURSELL. PICTURE HANGER. APPLICATION FILED 111112.30, 190s.

Witness WILLIAM W. PURSELL, OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

PICTURE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed March 30.1905. Serial No. 252,989-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. PURSELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates,'residing at Pittston, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPicture-Hang ers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to picture-hangers, and has for its object toprovide a device of this class which may be quickly and easily appliedto a matted picture or the like without marring the picture and whichcannot be seen from the front or face of the picture.

A further object of my invention is to provide a picture-hanger whichmay be quickly and easily applied to anypicture where screweyes and wireare undesirable; and my invention is particularly designed to be used onunframed pictures, which are ordinarily hung bypunching a hole throughthe mat or picture and passing a string through the same, therebymarring the picture.

A further object ofmy invention is to provide a picture-hanger which ismore reliable, cheaper to manufacture, stronger, and more eflicient thanthe old mucilaged ringed sticker sometimes applied to the backs ofpictures and which usually becomes detached and lets the picture fall. 4

A further object of my invention is to provide a picture-hanger withwhich the picture can be adjusted on the nail or brad so as to hang thepicture perfectly straight notwithstanding the fact one side may beheavier than the other or the picture-hanger not properly centered.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the picture-hangerstamped out of a suitable sheet metal and provided with novel means forbalancing the picture.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the back of the picture ,illustrating hanger applied thereto. Fig. 2is a similar view showing hanger applied to a framed picture. Fig. 3 isa plan of the back of a picture, showing picture hanging unevenly indotted lines and evenly in full lines. Fig. 4 is a side elevationshowing picture and wall partly in section, illustrating method ofhanging picture. Fig. 5 is a plan of picture-hanger, and Fig. 6 shows aslight modification.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures, in which 1 illustrates a picture, and 2 thepicturehanger.

Referring particularly to Fig. 5, it is seen that the picture-hanger 2is stamped out of a suitable sheet metal, preferably tin, and issubstantially triangular in shape, the portion near the point 3 beingprovided with a tang or beard cut in said metal and bent outwardly.

A portion of the body of the hanger is cut out, as shown at 6, and inFig. 5 a series of notches are cut, as shown, the points 5 formedthereby being turned or bent oppositely, while the sides of the hangerare cut away at 8 for a purpose which will be hereinafter de scribed.

Having thus described the construction of the device, its operation isas follows: The point 3 is inserted in the top of the frame or backingof the picture and forced upwardly. The body or upper portion of thehanger is then turned up to tilt the picture at any desired angle, andthe picture then hung from a nail or brad driven in the wall andextending through the cut-out portion 6, thereby making it more neat andartistic when hanging in place. It is practically a matter ofimpossibility to perfectly balance a picture when first hanging same,particularly so if the picture is of any weight. Should, therefore, thepicture not hang level, the same can be adjusted on the nail or brad bychanging. it one notch or more to either side until the proper balanceis had. While this range of the bend of the hanger, the top or body ofthe I hanger may be bent sidewise or laterally, as shown in Fig. 3, inorder to throw the center of gravity directly under the point ofsuspension and perfectly balance the picture.

The tang 4 or points 5 on the edges of the hanger being turned or bent,as shown in Fig. 4, facilitate the retention of the hanger inthepicture.

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What I claim as my invention, and desire substantially as described andfor the purto secure by Letters Patent of the United poses set forth. :0States, is In testimony whereof I aflix my signature A picture-hangerhaving a sharp point conin presence of two Witnesses. 5 structed toenter a picture or picture-frame WILLIAM W. PURSELL.

and a top or body portion constructed to re- Witnesses: ceive asuspending means, said top or body MICHAEL CANNON,

portion being provided with a series of notches FRANK C. MOSIER.

